ACADEMIC SALARY SCALE NOTES

ACADEMIC SALARY SCALE NOTES
FACULTY-LADDER RANKS--PROFESSOR SERIES
I. Rank and Step
A. The "step" of an appointee is indicated by a Roman numeral after the rank-
e.g., Assistant professor, Step II; Associate Professor, Step II; Professor,
Step II. The step is not part of the title or the rank. Rather, it is an indicator
of the stage of advancement of the individual, and is used primarily to keep
a record of such advancement.
B. For statistical purposes, years at rank and step for appointees are recorded
in their individual salary history records as follows:
1. An academic-year (9-months) appointee who has served at least two
full quarters or one full semester in any fiscal year (July 1 through
June 30) will receive one year's credit at rank and step.
2. An academic-year (9-months) appointee who has served just one
quarter in any fiscal year (July 1 through June 30) will not receive
credit for that year at rank and step.
3. A fiscal-year (11-months) appointee who is appointed during the
period July 1 through January 1 will receive one year's credit at rank
and step.
4. A fiscal-year (11-months) appointee who is appointed during the
period January 2 through June 30 will not receive credit for that year
at rank and step.
II. Normal Periods of Service
A. Instructor: Service in the rank of Instructor is limited to two years.
B. Assistant Professor: The total period of University service with the title
Assistant Professor, or with this and certain other titles, shall not exceed
eight years. (For complete information, see the Academic Personnel
Manual.) The normal period of service at a given step in this rank is two
years. The first four years in rank and corresponding salary levels are for
normal use. Steps V and VI may be used in exceptional situations and with
proper justification. Service at Assistant Professor, Step V, will normally be
in lieu of service at Associate Professor, Step I, for which the published
salary is slightly higher. Likewise, service at Assistant Professor, Step VI, will
normally be in lieu of service at Associate Professor, Step II.
In those instances of service at Assistant Professor, Step V, followed by
service at Associate Professor, Step I, the normal period of combined service
with both titles at the steps indicated is two years. The same normal two-
year period of combined service applies when service at Assistant Professor,
Step VI, is followed by service at Associate Professor, Step II.
C. Associate Professor: The normal total period of service in the rank of
Associate Professor is six years. The normal period of service at any one of
the first three steps of the rank is two years. Steps IV and V may be used in
exceptional situations and with proper justification. Service at Associate
Professor, Step IV, will normally be partly or entirely in lieu of service at
Professor, Step I, for which the published salary is slightly higher. Likewise,
service at Associate Professor, Step V, will normally be partly or entirely in
lieu of service at Professor, Step II.
The normal period of service at Associate Professor, Step IV, is three years
if such service is fully in lieu of service as Professor, Step I. In those
instances of service at Associate Professor, Step IV, followed by service at
Professor, Step I, the normal period of combined service is three years. The
situation for Associate Professor, Step V, and Professor, Step II, is exactly
analogous to that for Associate Professor, Step IV, and Professor, Step I.
D. Professor: The normal period of service at step is three years in each of the
first four steps. Service at Step V may be of indefinite duration.
Advancement to Step VI usually will not occur after less than three years of
service at Step V, and will be granted on evidence of highly distinguished
scholarship, highly meritorious service, and evidence of excellent University
teaching. In interpreting these criteria, reviewers should require evidence of
excellence and high merit in original scholarship or creative achievement,
teaching and service; and, in addition, great distinction, recognized nationally
or internationally, in scholarly or creative achievement or in teaching.
Service at Professor, Step VI, may be of indefinite duration. Advancement
from Professor, Step VI to Step VII and from Step VII to Step VIII, usually will
not occur after less than three years of service at the lower step, and will only
be granted on evidence of continuing achievement at the level required for
advancement to Step VI.
Those Professors who are paid on the special Law School scale which has
eight steps for the range are subject to the same criteria as Professors
outlined above.
Advancement to an above-scale salary is reserved for scholars and teachers
of the highest distinction whose work has been internationally recognized
and acclaimed and whose teaching performance is excellent. Except in rare
and compelling cases, advancement will not occur after less than four years
at Step VIII. Moreover, mere length of service and continued good
performance at Step VIII is not a justification for further salary advancement.
There must be demonstration of additional merit and distinction beyond the
performance on which advancement to Step VIII was based. A further merit
increase in salary for a person already serving at an above-scale salary level
must be justified by new evidence of merit and distinction. Continued good
service is not an adequate justification. Intervals between such salary
increases may be indefinite, and only in the most superior cases where there
is strong and compelling evidence will increase at intervals shorter than four
years be approved.
III. Off-Scale Salaries
For specific guidelines for use of off-scale salaries, refer to Academic Personnel
Manual 620 and July 14, 1993 delegation of authority to Chancellors--To Approve
Above-Scale and Exceptions to Use of and Limitations on Off-Scale Salaries..
LIBRARIAN SERIES
Normal Periods of Service
(A) Assistant Librarian: See the Academic Personnel Manual for policy on length of
service as Assistant Librarian. The period of service at each step is normally one
year. The first four steps and the corresponding salary levels are for normal use.
Steps V and VI may be used in appropriate situations and with proper justification.
The salary for Assistant Librarian, Step V, is identical to that of Associate Librarian,
Step I. The salary for Assistant Librarian, Step VI, is identical to that of Associate
Librarian, Step II. An Assistant Librarian promoted to Associate Librarian after a
year s service at Step V or VI will be advanced to Associate Librarian, Step II or III,
respectively.
(B) Associate Librarian: The normal period of service in this rank is eight years, but
the University is under no obligation to promote to the rank of Librarian. Service at
Step VII is normally in lieu of promotion to the rank of Librarian and may be
indefinite duration.
(C) Librarian: The normal period of service at step is two years in each of the first two
steps, three years at Step III, and of indefinite duration of Steps IV and V.
Advancement to Step V will normally not occur with less than three years of service
at Step IV, except in unusual cases. Advancement from Step IV to Step V is
reserved for Librarians with a distinguished career history who have demonstrated
significant achievement since attaining Step IV.
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION ADVISOR/SPECIALIST SERIES
The Cooperative Extension Specialist title is used for appointees who are campus-based
and who have statewide responsibilities.
The Cooperative Extension Advisor is used for appointees who are county-based and who
have county-level responsibilities.
SUPERVISOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION SERIES
The normal periods of service are specified on the salary scale for the Supervisor of
Physical Education Series. There are no specified normal periods at the steps above
Supervisor of Physical Education, Step III. Steps V, VI and VII are reserved for
Supervisors of Physical Education of great achievement and distinction. Advancement to
Step V calls for highly meritorious service as well as outstanding and nationally recognized
professional achievement and activity as represented by leadership or administration of
activity programs. The criteria for advancement to Steps VI and VII are the same as those
for Step V; however, such advancement must be based on achievements and
accomplishments since previous advancements. Advancement to Step V, VI, or VII shall
not occur after less than three years at the preceding steps except in very strongly justified
cases.